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German word
Solidarität
Pronunciation
IPA/zolidaʁiˈtɛːt/
Meaning
- feminine nounsolidarity
Example
Wegen der Solidarität halfen sie einander.
They helped each other out of solidarity.
More examples
Gesellschaftliche Solidarität zeigt sich oft in Nachbarschaftshilfe.
Social solidarity often manifests itself in neighbors helping one another.
Core concept
People stand in one line and share a heavy burden, so no member faces it alone.
Common phrases
gesellschaftliche Solidarität
social solidarity
lokale Solidarität
local solidarity
aus großer Solidarität
out of a strong sense of solidarity
Similar words
Zusammenhalt: A close bond that keeps members of a group united.
Unterstützung: Help provided to someone in need or for a cause.
Beistand: Help offered to someone during a difficult time.
Gemeinschaft: A group of people linked by shared traits or aims.
Definition in German
Solidarität ist das Gefühl der Verbundenheit, das Menschen dazu bewegt, füreinander einzustehen und gemeinsame Verantwortung zu tragen.
Word origin
Solidarität entered German through French solidarité from Latin solidus, meaning solid, and came to express a firm bond among people.
Usage tips
- Solidarität is feminine, and the phrase Solidarität mit takes the dative, as in Solidarität mit den Betroffenen.
Other meanings
- unitynoun
- sense of solidaritynoun
Opposites
- Indifferenzindifferencenoun
- Selbstsuchtselfishnessnoun
Related words
- Solidaritätsbewegungsolidarity movementnoun
- Solidaritätsprinzipprinciple of solidaritynoun
- solidarischsolidaristicadjective